Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban is the new officer-in-charge of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
This was disclosed Tuesday by Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil, who told Malacañang reporters that Panganiban will serve as the OIC of SRA, while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is yet to name the new head of the agency.
SRA chief David John Thaddeus Alba stepped down from his post due to “worsening health condition”. His resignation took effect April 15.
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, 5th District Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III, and sugar industry leaders are hopeful that Alba will be replaced by another Negrense.
The name of SRA board member Paul Azcona, a Negrense, surfaced as the possible successor of Alba./GB
